acles, with his plug hat on the back of his head, and his
chin resting on his cane. He continued to make the atmosphere blue, in a
quiet way, and repeatedly referred to the fact that we must certainly
have appeared like two very brilliant traveling men.

I was beginning to feel that I had caused considerable trouble and
humiliation.

Suddenly the Doctor jumped to his feet, and starting from the car on a
run, cried out:

"Good ----! I haven't re-checked my trunk."

I ran after him. He made a bee line for the baggage room, and rushing up
to the counter, threw down his check and yelled:

"For ----'s sake, hurry up and re-check my trunk before the train
leaves."

"Where to?" asked the baggage-man.

"To Pocahontas!" screamed the Doctor.

"Poca-the-devil!" said the agent.

Then began a genuine circus. Neither of us could think of the right
name, and the train was to leave in less than three minutes.

The Doctor began to hop up and down, swearing like a trooper, swinging
his cane and looking at me, and cried out at the very top of his voice:

"Tell the man where we're going, you idiotic fool! You're to blame, and
you ought to have your infernal neck broken. Why don't you tell the man?
Tell him--tell him, you idiot! Great ----! if that train leaves us,
I'll----"

The threat was interrupted by the baggage-man putting his head through
the window and saying:

"There's an Insane Asylum being built at Pontiac. Perhaps that's
where--"

"That's the place--that's where we want to go. Check 'er, check 'er,
check 'er quick!" the Doctor yelled. Then turning to me said:

"There! you infernal fool, now I hope you feel satisfied," and in a low
tone said:

"Look at this crowd of people you have attracted here."

"Well, what's the difference? They'll think I am taking you to the
Insane Asylum, so that lets us out."

"The devil they will! They'll think it's you that's crazy. Didn't I tell
them you were a fool?"

The trunk was put on none too soon, and the Doctor continued to abuse me
to his heart's content during nearly the whole distance.

I was too much pleased to do anything but laugh; and what made it more
ridiculous to me, was that the Doctor could see nothing funny about it,
and never cracked a smile. He kept harping on the undignified position
it had placed him in. I remained quiet, and let him cuss, till at last
he quieted down. A few moments later the conductor passed through the
car, and the Doctor, looking